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Garth Heckman 

The David Alliance

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INTRO:

What is the most common sin in man? Lust? Lust for power? Pride? 

Its actually none of these… but so common it is overlooked. You do it, I do it, we all do it… So we should probably know what it is… right? 

Health Insurance Follies: (1) Blue Shield California twice

refused to pay $2,700 emergency-room claims by Rosalinda Miran-

Ramirez, concluding that it was not a "reasonable" decision for her

to go to the ER that morning that she awoke to a shirt saturated

with blood from what turned out the be a breast tumor. Only after

a KPIX-TV reporter intervened in September did Blue Shield pay

the claim. (2) National Women's Law Center found that the laws

of eight states permit insurance companies to deny health coverage

to a battered spouse (as a "pre-existing condition," since batterers

tend to be recidivists), according to a September report by Kaiser

Health News. [KPIX-TV, 9-25-09] [MSNBC, 10-7-09]

Garth’s note: I am sure that being Hispanic the Insurer thought it was a clear

Cut case of spousal abuse.  The insurance agency probably justified their

Actions because that is the way it always is (in there minds)

So what is the most common sin of man? Rationalization! We can rationalize anything. 

Rationalize

Satan can sound very reasonable, but he is never reliable. Gary Zarlingo

Its not a baby, its a fetus, its not a fetus its just tissue, its not tissue its about a woman’s reproductive rights… and by that we mean a health issue… 

Or back to step one… its Murder. 

Jeremiah 17:9

What does deceitful mean? It means it can twist logic to get away with anything… rationalization! 

Morris Siegel, the owner of a small Kosher New York deli, was being questioned by an IRS agent about his tax return.

He had reported a net profit of $60,000 for the year.

Why dont you people leave me alone? the deli owner said.

I work like a dog, everyone in my family helps out, the place is only closed three days a year. And you want to know how I made $60,000?

Its not your income that bothers us, the agent said. Its these business travel deductions of $125,000. You listed ten trips to Israel for you and your wife.

Oh, that? the owner said smiling. Well....we also deliver. [haruth.com].

The problem with rationalization is we can rationalize ourselves right out of the presence of God… and even then rationalize why he is no longer felt in our presence.